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Our monthly member meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. every third Tuesday at the Discovery Center, located at 4750 Troost Ave in Kansas City, MO. Q & A starts at 6:10 p.m. Meeting notes can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate month. For a map and directions to this location, click here.

In order that we might vacate the Discovery Center facility by 9 pm following our monthly meeting we will, beginning this month, arrange with our presenters to have a question and answer session at 6:10 pm prior to our regularly scheduled meeting at 7 pm. The presenters will then share their topics with us, as always,. Please bring your snacks and food dishes to share with your Society friends at 5:30 pm or as soon as you arrive.

Monthly Meetings of the WGSGKC Program Listings for 2003 - 2007

March 20, 2007

Are You Mystified by Filtration? Deb Spencer

What’s the difference between a skimmer and a biofilter? And what role do UV clarifiers play in keeping your pond clean? If you struggle with these questions, have we got the meeting for you!

Back by popular demand Deb Spencer, co-owner of Water’s Edge in Lawrence, will bring her considerable expertise in the care and growing of all things pond-possible to the March meeting and review different kinds of filtration. Proper filtration is key to a healthy pond, and a healthy pond is key to healthy fish and plants, not to mention your labor and enjoyment of owning a pond!

Deb will describe how very effective filters can be retrofitted into existing ponds and how you can add more filtration. Also, if you are considering a new pond she will describe how to build a system that is expandable to include that inevitable second pond or water feature. As always, Deb is a ‘don’t miss’ speaker! Spring is just around

So Many ROCKS, So Many CHOICES! Learn the DO'S and DON'TS! Tony Trusty

Have you ever wandered around piles of rocks and wondered what type of rock is best for YOUR pond? If you have, or if all the choices were so intimidating you just did nothing, don't miss the March 20th meeting where Tony Trusty with House of Rocks and Joe Alonge, a professional stone mason, will answer all your questions about what rocks work best for water gardens and water features.

Tony brings his vast knowledge of decorative boulders and gravel, wallstones and cobblestones, holey boulders and fountain rocks...and so much more...to help us understand the properties of the different kinds of rocks and how to best use them in our gardens.

Joe brings 30 years of invaluable experience as a stone mason to answer our questions about rock and how to "lay it up"...its placement in mason-eze lingo. Learn how to put rock together so's not to create a leaky pond and how to make sure it doesn't shift.

And finally, just what are the logistics in getting those rocks to your home and in place? Come to the House of Rocks talk and find out!

Archived Meeting Notes:

March 2006 Deb Spencer from Water’s Edge Will Discuss “Spring Things” and Master Gardeners will present Rain Gardens
February 2006 Aquatic Insects in Your Pond Ecosystems
January 2006 Jordan House with alternative power
December 2005 - WGS Christmas Party!
November 2005 Susan Macdonald Bray from Lakeside Nature Center -and- Bring the Sun Indoors! Kelly Holtzman Owner of Green Garden Center Since 1992
Septrmber 2005 Deb Spencer From Water’s Edge To Discuss “The End of Season Blues”-and-Gazebos To Enhance Your Water Garden by Gazebo’s Galore owner, Jeff Copeland.
April 2005 Deb Spencer From Water’s Edge To Discuss “The Rites of Spring” -and- Christoper Dabner “The Greensman”
February 2005 Just for the Koi of it Dr. Kevin Allman -and- Annual Color in Your Garden Kathy Krouch
January 2005 Jamie Beyer: Central Iowa Water Garden President
December 2004 - WGS Christmas Party!
November 2004 - Pam O'Brien Of Artstone Gardens -and- Dave Murphy From CFM
October 2004 - KC Zoo Director -and- House of Rocks
September 2004 - How To Close Your Pond - and - The Lawn Expert
May 2004 - Plants, Algae Prevention, and New Products
January 2004 - Color Accents for Concrete Garden Art & The Landscape Surrounding Our Pond
April 2003 - Dr. Donald Les - Invasive Plants - Shakespeare Style
March 2003 - Opening the Pond and Dividing Plants and Space Age Flower Drying